A welcome alternative to the current genre offerings, steeped in old-fashioned atmosphere and faithful to haunted house routine, albeit to a fault.. "Aftershock" is ultimately predictable in its litany of who lives and who dies, and doesn't try to be too ironic or self-reflexive about it.. A surprising infusion of energy and macabre humor reanimates this horror franchise.. Was Aftershock just an elaborate ruse by writer-producer-star Eli Roth to justify an extended vacation to Chile?. Cross "The...